At a public meeting hosted by Lynn Canal Conservation last week speakers cast doubt that Haines could be a viable port for Yukon mining interests. The meeting was organized after discussions between Haines Borough officials and Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority staff about the possibility of AIDEA financing an ore terminal in Haines that could support the Palmer […]
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Duly Noted
Division of Parks is soliciting volunteers to work on local trails during National Trails Day, Saturday, June 5. Volunteers can sign up on lists around town or phone parks at 766-2292. Meet-up is 9 a.m. at Portage Cove Wayside. Phyllis Sage spent five days exploring Iceland. As a child Phyllis was intrigued by geothermal power and […]
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Assembly to introduce seasonal sales tax ordinance
Should the Haines Borough have a seasonal sales tax? The assembly’s Commerce Committee considered the idea at a meeting Tuesday before unanimously recommending an ordinance placing the question on the October municipal ballot. Members said the seasonal sales tax discussion was spurred by a desire to generate more revenue for Haines’ crumbling infrastructure, without placing the brunt […]
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Learn about the safety of radio frequencies
“The Invisible Rainbow, A History of Electricity and Life,” by Arthur Firstenberg, is a book I am interested in reading and it’s coming soon to a library near you. I offered to buy it (through The Bookstore), and the Haines Library said yes, we’ll accept it. I made this offer after two recent local events. […]
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Noodle-bowl themed restaurant coming this fall After years of running a food booth at the beer fest and Southeast Alaska State Fair, Sarah Bishop is making plans to open a sit-down restaurant in October in the former salmon bake building in the middle of the parade grounds. Acknowledging that most new businesses try to open […]
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This Week in History
June 1971 Kayaks, canoes and rafts will careen down Chilkoot in annual ‘Mad Raft Race’ This year’s Mad Raft Race, a major event in the Dalton Trail Days, will feature three classifications: kayaks, canoes and rafts. The race will begin at Chilkoot Lake and will finish just past the Chilkoot River bridge. Each class will run separately. […]
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Why is the Chamber leading a town hall?
The Haines Borough Assembly voted Tuesday night supporting phases 1-2 of the new, phased plan for the Lutak dock. This was two days before the Lutak Dock Town Hall, which is being billed as a chance for the public to discuss “what we want from Lutak Dock.” Neither the assembly nor the public have seen plans, cost estimates, or financial terms for Phase […]
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Assembly sends yurt-ban ordinance to Government Affairs and Services
An ordinance banning yurts as permanent residences within the townsite has been referred to the Haines Borough Assembly’s Government Affairs and Services (GAS) Committee for further discussion. At a June 10 meeting, the planning commission unanimously recommended the assembly consider an ordinance classifying yurts, along with RVs and wall tents, as “temporary use dwellings,” limiting habitation of […]
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Inflation bolsters sales tax in Haines
April sales tax numbers are up not only compared to this time last year. They’re also higher than April 2019. The borough collected $241,011 in sales tax in April, up 46% from 2020, and up 16% from 2019, according to a recent sales tax report. A reopening economy is one explanation for the uptick in […]